Picture Reference book of Homes [antikvár]

tBROCKHAMPTON PRESSPicture Reference book ofHOMESGeneral Editor : Boswell Taylor Drawn by Kathleen DanceCONTENTSProtection from the elements 2Different materials 4Building a house 6Keeping houses warm 8Keeping houses cool 9Movable homes 1 oHomes provided 12 Homes for work 13 Castles 14Peaceful country homes 1 s The Palace of Versailles 16 Drawing-rooms 18 Kitchens 20Dining-rooms 22 Bedrooms 24 Bathrooms 2s Architects 26 Urban development 30 Remarkable homes 32THE HOMES of primitive man were caves, a hole in the ground or the shelter formed by trees and bushes. As men learnt to use tools, they improved upon these natural shelters. Huts were made from mud and straw. A further development were houses made from stone and sun-dried brick by the Bronze Age people in Babylonia and Egypt. Greeks covered their walls with stucco, a kind of piaster. The Romans, who were expert builders, constructed luxurious villas with brick walls, mosaic floors and tiled roofs. They even had lead plumbing, under-floor heating and sometimes glass windows. The castles of the Middle Ages were massive structures built for protection against attack. But when times grew more peaceful, merchants lived in tall houses close together in narrow streets. Gradually men realised that houses could be beautiful as well as protective shells. Howevera great variety of homes exist throughout the world, depending upon the money and materials available and the kind of weather that the house has to withstand.